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Fruit & Nut Ladoo

Indian version of energy , protein rich balls made with dates and nuts, flavored with cardamon, these surely are a hit with all.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2.5 kg dates pitted and chopped
  • 500 gms almonds coarsely ground
  • 500 gms cashews coarsely ground
  • 250 gms Pistachios coarsely ground
  • 250 gms oats ground to a fine powder
  • 5-6 tbsp cardamom powder
  • poppy seeds

Instructions

  • Roast all the nuts individually .
  • Coarsely grind them , but do not powder them .
  • Roast the oats , till crisp and make a fine powder.
  • Mix all the nuts , reserve a few for rolling the ladoos .
  • Mix the dates , oats powder , nuts and cardamom .
  • One needs to mix them well with both hands till everything is well incorporated .
  • You shall see a glaze on this Nutty dough .
  • Pinch out lemon sized balls and roll them into ladoos .
  • Mix poppy seeds to the reserved Nut powder .
  • Roll the ladoos into this and place them into a airtight container .
  • The ladoos shall stay good for at least a month , longer if refrigerated.